Singer Céline Dion is reportedly pregnant with twins after her sixth attempt at in-vitro fertilisation.

The 42-year-old Canadian star's dream of expanding her family has come true, her spokesman has told US media. Dion, who is married to her manager René Angelil, 68, is already mother to nine-year-old René-Charles. And after undergoing her sixth in-vitro fertilisation attempt and turning to acupuncture to improve her chances of conceiving, her spokesman Kim Jakwerth confirmed the happy news to People.com.

Dion is said to be 14 weeks pregnant and will find out the babies' genders next month. "We're ecstatic," her husband told the website. "Céline is just hoping for a healthy pregnancy. She was hoping for one baby and the news that we are having two is a double blessing." It was reported Céline was pregnant last August, but her spokeperson confirmed in November 2009 that the pregnancy had failed. The My Heart Will Go On singer has never made a secret of her desire to extend her family, and was always planning to get pregnant following her run of shows in Las Vegas last year.

She said: "We'll give it a try after my tour. Hopefully we will be parents again. If not, that's fine. We have our miracle baby." Céline became pregnant with René-Charles after having IVF treatment following six years of attempting to conceive. When asked last December about her plans to get pregnant for a second time, she confirmed she and her husband had "a frozen embryo" waiting. Last year, René said: "We are living the reality of the majority of couples who have to use [IVF]. The process can be long and arduous. But we are full of confidence. Céline is more determined than ever."